Montana Code 32-1-115. Student financial institution defined — obligations of minor — applicability of laws
32-1-115. Student financial institution defined — obligations of minor — applicability of laws. (1) The term “student financial institution” means a financial institution that:
Terms Used In Montana Code 32-1-115
- bank: as used in this chapter means any corporation that has been incorporated to conduct the business of receiving money on deposit or transacting a trust or investment business, as defined in this chapter. See Montana Code 32-1-102
- Branch: means :
(a)in the case of a bank, a banking house, other than the main banking house, maintained and operated by a bank doing business in the state and at which deposits are received, checks are paid, or money is lent. See Montana Code 32-1-109
- Department: means the department of administration provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 10. See Montana Code 32-1-109
- National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(a)is located at a school or a location where educational services are provided;
(b)is operated as a financial literacy educational program;
(c)is operated by one or more state-chartered or federally chartered financial institutions, limited to a state or national bank, a state or federal savings and loan association, a trust company, an investment company, or a state or federal credit union;
(d)does not provide services to the general public; and
(e)conducts each program in a manner consistent with safe and sound banking practices and compliant with state law.
(2)To operate a student financial institution, a state-chartered bank, savings and loan association, trust company, investment company, or credit union shall provide written notice to the department.
(3)Establishing a student financial institution does not require a branch application.
(4)With regard to the operation of a student financial institution, the obligations of a minor pertaining to borrowing money, cashing checks, and making deposits have the same force and effect as though they were the obligations of a person over the age of majority.
(5)The provisions of 32-1-102, 32-1-402, 32-3-106, and this section apply to a student financial institution established pursuant to this section, but other provisions of Title 32, chapters 1 through 3, or any other provision of state law that regulates banks, credit unions, other financial institutions, or currency exchanges do not apply.